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Is it true that there is a big difference between the top speed of old spec car vs new spec car? Sam Collins mentioned it in the Tech Talk.
In fp1 there seemed to be a huge outlier that put sainz +10km/h over anyone else. But in fp2 the car had expected top speed performance for the wing level used (at the upper end of the pack)
This season is as depressing as 2009. Coming off 1999-2008 (excluding 2005) being competitive or dominant, to waking up and being thoroughly mid. I should be used to it by now. I started watching F1 in 2005, so have seen vastly more of Ferrari sucking than doing well, but somehow this year especially hurts.
I’m going to indulge in some classic clutching at straws:
The car looks less close to the pace of Max in quali and as if it may be struggling to generate heat in colder temps (which would remove their key quali strength). Jock Clear spoke previously about how they might have to start compromising quali for race pace and perhaps with the new package this is what has happened? Not that they would suddenly have RB race pace but it would be interesting to see if the quali gap (half a second) is now also now the race pace gap?
Before they were, say, a tenth or two off in quali but a second away in the race.
oh dear